Winds of change are taking place in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in more ways than one. A welcome development in recent times is enhancement in induction of women in security forces operating in the region. The ball was set rolling in August, 2020 with deployment of what the media termed as “Rifle […]
China’s Ladakh misadventure has left it stuck between the devil and the deep sea
Diplomatic parleys to diffuse the situation between India and China in eastern Ladakh are being carried out with great urgency. Towards this end, the sixth virtual meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs was held on October, 01. The thrust was to take forward the “five-point consensus” between foreign […]
Global Times – the obnoxious headquarter of Chinese Information warfare.
In the world of today, information has been identified as the biggest asset; it is utilized by Nations for creating beneficial narratives on the one hand and dissension within inimical domains on the other. Authoritarian regimes are masters in the use and misuse of information. It is so because they can ensure full internal secrecy […]
Counter-terrorist operations: Army ethics are minimum use of force & good faith
It is being alleged that three men from Rajouri, who had gone to work as labourers in Kashmir, have been killed in the course of a counter-terrorist operation in Shopian. The gunfight took place on July, 18 and the men, declared unidentified at that time, have now been identified on the basis of photographs shown […]
Time to remove ‘Kashmir issue’ permanently from UNSC Agenda
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January, 6, 1948 took up an agenda item termed as ‘India-Pakistan question,’ that related with the Jammu and Kashmir issue. It is now more than 72 years and the agenda continues to remain unresolved, mainly because Pakistan is unwilling to accept the reality that it is in forcible occupation of […]